25 resorts seized in Thap Lan crackdown
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In a series of raids since Tuesday, forestry officials have seized 25 resorts in Nakhon Ratchasima's Thap Lan national park, including a newly renovated one on a 7.5 rai plot Friday.
The raids are part of a crackdown by the Royal Forest Department, which is targeting another 118 resorts in the park in addition to those previously designated as illegal.
Phongthep Malasing, who leads a local tourism group, said villagers and resort owners were not protesting against the raids as strongly as they were late last year, because they have a better understanding of the crackdown. He said the price of rooms had been cut by up to 60 per cent, not because of the crackdown but because it was low-tourist season.
The Nation
